As I go across the country and privately visit women's shelters and counselling centres, I am appalled that the most vulnerable people in our society are still women.

Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.

To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone.

Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.

No one is so poor that they cannot give, and no one is so rich that they cannot receive.

When you get on the boat that's saving you, don't pull up the ladder behind you

With a strong spirit, you heal every bruise.

The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.

Love risk when making money. Hate risk when investing money.

I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but admire even more his contributions to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and the body as one, not two separate things

Necessity is an interpretation, not a fact.

Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgement weak.

I like driving. I'm a real sucker for driving across North America - I never get sick of it, ever.

The German birthrate is below replacement levels, meaning the population is shrinking, meaning fewer and fewer people of age to join the labor force.

Liberty comes only after security.

We may be willing to tell a story twice, never to hear it more than once.